Seat for water-closets.



No. 706,79l. Patented Aug. l2, I902.

W. G. ANDERSON.

SEAT FOR WATER CLOSETS.

'Application filed Feb. 15, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM C. ANDERSON, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

SEAT FOR WATER-CLOSETS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 706,791, dated August12, 1902".

Application filed February 15, 1901. Serial No. 47,411. (No model.)

To (0% w/wm it may concern:

Be it known that LVVILLIAM O. ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at De troit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have inventeda certain new and useful Im provement in Seats for WaterOlosets; and Ideclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains 'to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to seats, and is intended to be appliedespecially to the seats of closets; and it has for its object animproved construction of such seat made in such a manner and frommaterial of such a character that it is not liable to crack, warp,

or split, but retains its shape and is free from the objectionablefeatures that the ordinary wooden seat has in that it has no cracksorsplits which become filled with moisture or foul matter, and it is notopen to the objection which a metallic seat has that is cold andunpleasant.

In the drawings, Figure 1 shows in process of construction a seat whichinvolves the introduction of a stiifening-wire in its construction.

of construction.

Similar letters refer to similar parts. The seat in which this inventionis embodied is made from a long strip or strips of fibrous material,preferably a paper, cardboard, or strawboard material,which is wound. ina continuous wind from within out until Fig. 2 shows the seat incross-section. Fig. 3 shows a seat with a part being broken away orsectional to exhibit internal features a strip, and

outside through the layer of material that isat the time of driving onthe outside of thestructure and penetrating from thence through a numberof layers that are still farther within, so that the holding nail orbrad lies substantially radial from the center of the structureoutward,with its point point ing toward the center of the structure. Asthe winding continues the head of the nail or brad is covered by thenext coil and further or other nails or brads are driven in as theconstruction progresses until it has reached, the desiredsize, when allthe heads are coveredby the last coil or coils and the last coil orocilsaresecured by cement only. Cement is preferably introduced betweenthe coil continually during the construction of the seat, or in place ofnails or brads holes may be bored or pierced through several coils ofthe materialand pins 0 inserted therein.

In the form shown in Fig. 1 a continuous 'b ent or wavywire d isintroduced between the coils, or instead of being continuous it may bein sections between the commencement and the end. The wire should noteX- tend to each side of its central or axial line far enough to allowthe corners or bends to project beyond or even to the surface of thefinished structure, but should be so narrow as to be entirely concealedwithin the structure, while it is of so small a gage as to sink into thesomewhat soft material of which the structure is made, so that in thefinished structure it is not visible.

After the completion ofrthe winding and securing of the coils in themanner described the structure is allowed to rest until the ce- 'menthas dried. 'Itis then filled witha waterproofing material and thestructure is made impervious to moisture, after which it is finished,smoothed off, and given any finish and shape that may be desired. Thisfinishing is performed usually on a sandpapering-machine. After thecomplete finished shape has been given to the structure itiis coatedwith a japan, and the structure is thenready for use.

Such a structure is a completely homogeneous article, having no cracksor openings anywhere in it, and one which is not liable to crack or openat-any place.

It is one into which the screws by which hinges are held to it can bedriven readily and has other advantages peculiar to itself.

What I claim is 1. A closet-seat of fibrous material laid in said wirehaving a continuous bent or Wavy form, substantially as described.

4. A closet-seat of fibrous material laid in layers arranged regularlyaround the center with included sections of strengthening-wire, saidWire having a continuous bent or Wavy form, said seat havingholding-nails driven at intervals through the layers of the structure,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIAM (J. ANDERSON.

\Vitnesses:

CHARLES F. BURTON, v ELLIOTT J. STODDARDL

